Thick text outline is usually seen in text-based logo or in headlines. In this tutorial, I am going to show you three different ways of creating thick text outline in Adobe Fireworks: stroke, glow and Photoshop Live Effects.

In this tutorial I show how to create an inset button using Adobe Fireworks. In this tutorial I demonstrate several features of Fireworks including how to use gradients, add shadowing, create shapes, and add filters and effects.

John Dunning’s FlickrFire enables you to upload the image you’re currently working on to Flickr, without ever leaving Fireworks.

The first time you run the command, it will open a browser page to Flickr where you can give FlickrFire authorization to upload images to your account. After doing that, come back to Fireworks and click the “I’ve Authorized FlickrFire” button. The token that Flickr sends back will be stored in the Fireworks preferences, so you won’t need to re-authorize the next time you want to use FlickrFire. If you ever want to revoke authorization, just go to the App’s You’re Using page on Flickr and remove the permissions from FlickrFire.

In Layers, you can watch a four-part series of videos showing a media application project using Workflow Lab as a project management app, Adobe Fireworks as a wireframing app and Flash Catalyst to add interactivity.

In Part 2, you will see how to create a multipage file in Fireworks and how to export to FXG file.

• The GUI elements are based on common interface patterns (accordion, expandable panel, progress bar, tags, slide show…).
• They integrate usability good practices and are perfect for wireframes design.
• They are also a good start for interface application design : the appearance is consistent, they are easily customizable and all states of interaction are provided.

A complete library of 260 vector icons. A pixel precise icon collection created for interface designers and web designers.
• These icons are easy to adapt to your own needs. They can be used for website wireframes, online application design, software interface mockup…
• They are based on a precise 16 pixels grid, which means that they stay clear and have crispy look even at small sizes.

In Layers, you can watch a four-part series of videos showing a project of a media application using Workflow Lab as a project management app, Fireworks as a wireframing app and Flash Catalyst to add interactivity.

John Dunning’s TweetFire lets you easily tweet the image you’re currently working on, without ever leaving Fireworks. The command posts a flattened copy of your image to TwitPic and attaches its URL to your tweet.

This feature is in Fireworks from the early versions (Fireworks 1or 2). While Fireworks does not have versatile tool like brushes in Photoshop, you can still achieve unique effects with Fireworks built-in stroke like the Bokeh effect, stars from the outer space or even clouds, etc. All the effects requiring random objects.

However, this time the article focuses on what can be achieved with it, and more specifically — what can be achieved with its visual/graphic design capabilities.

For you what is Adobe Fireworsk? Is it a prototyping or wireframing tool? Or is it a powerful graphics editor? Is it a Photoshop competitor, but for Web design only? Is it none of these, or all of the above?